Chain with weaving "cardinal"

Gold women's chains have always been a favorite adornment, and not only because of their beauty, but also their functionality. Indeed, besides the fact that chains of gold can bring originality and decorate any image on their own, they can also be worn with a variety of pendants and pendants that will attract more attention to the girl.

Creating a chain of gold is not easyIt takes time, patience and perseverance. To begin with, the gold is melted, then pulled into a thin thread, cut and twisted from it chain links. Then each link is interconnected. If earlier jewelers performed all the work manually, then thanks to modern technologies today specialized machines perform this.

About the process of manufacturing chains can be found by viewing the video.

There are a huge number of types of weaving, each of which has its own history of creation and is beautiful in its own way. Gold chains are for both women and men, and each floor has its own specific types of weaving. One of the most beautiful, durable and practical weaving is Bismarck.consisting of a huge number of links. Otto von Bismarck was the ruler of the German Empire, it was he who first began to wear such chains, while others began to imitate him.

In total there are nine types of weaving in this direction, each of which is beautiful in its own way:

• round;
• Moscow;
• brook;
• spring-like;
• Arab;
• python;
• Fox's tail;
• Byzantium;
• cardinal

This article will be devoted to the last one. The beauty and durability of such chains are due to the fact that each link is created from two strands welded together.

This method of chain weaving can be either machine knitted or manual.performed using a chainer. It is very difficult to do the work manually, in order to do everything correctly and efficiently, you need to have a great jewelry experience behind you, so in case of an individual order of a gold chain, choose a more experienced jeweler who is not hearsay familiar with this method.

In total there are two ways to knit the Cardinal:

The first consists in the following: the gold wire is cut into several parts, of which the links are then made and give them the desired shape. Then each link is soldered to each other at a certain angle.

Using second the method, which is performed manually, the links are not cut, but are folded into a spiral, and cutting off the extra parts, they make a chain. Then the product is given a final look with the help of leveling and processing, and then polishing with a sink.

The links themselves can be of three different shapes: round, oval and square. They consist of multidirectional parts and can consist of two, three or even four rings. It is on the above factors that the volume of the chain depends, as well as the complexity of its weaving.

In the manufacture of the chain, the cardinal can use another metal besides gold, including silver.

Naturally, one of the main advantages of this weaving of the gold chain is its beauty and originality. With a large knit chain with weaving "cardinal" may well be an independent and, sometimes the only, decoration, precisely because of the self-sufficiency of this product. It is not necessary to carry it additionally with a pendant or a pendant, just put on this chain of gold and your look will become much richer and brighter. If the binding is thin, then you can pick up a small pendant to it, which will fit the chain not only in size but also in design.In order not to overshadow the originality of the knitting suspension is worth buying a little more modest.

Another advantage of the weave cardinal is the high quality provided by the product.. These chains are strong enough and very rarely break, at least in the area of ​​the links themselves. Like most jewelery, for chains with weaving, the cardinal has a weak point in the clasp area, which in rare cases can break.

When choosing a chain of this weave, you should pay attention to some details.. Jewelry with weaving cardinal can be of different thickness, from the thinnest to large, weighty chains. It used to be that the cardinal was exclusively a male model, but today more accurate women are being produced. Young girls are perfect thin chains, adult women can choose a thicker product. The optimal length is 50-60 centimeters, in this case, the decoration will reach the neckline area.

Thin chains are produced exclusively in full versions, but thick can be either filled or hollow. In case the chain is empty from the inside, it will be much easier, but the full one will look much richer, but it will make the neck stronger. Many jewelers offer their customers to use cheaper metal to fill the links, so the price of the chain itself may be lower. In the event of a breakdown, which is extremely rare, the filled chain is much easier to repair, as the links are simply re-soldered together and everything takes on its original appearance. If the breakdown occurs at the hollow chain, then you have to completely change the entire link.

Weaving cardinal is used not only for chains, but also for bracelets, so if you want you can buy a set. In this case, be sure to observe the integrity of the components, that is, the chain and the bracelet must be of the same thickness, color and made of the same metal.